The Apache Trail
ARIZONA HIGHWAYS CONTENTS
The Apache Trail by Joseph E. Brown
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Civil War in Arizona by L. Boyd Finch In miserable weather, these scruffy Rebel frontiersmen made their way westward from Mesilla to raise the Confederate flag in the old presidio of Tucson.
page 14 Focus on Nature: Harris' Ground Squirrel and Other Survivors by Willis Peterson Meet some desert dwellers whose survival strategies enable them to occupy a land of extreme heat and aridity.
page 18 Eleventh in a Series: Ambush near Drews Station by Bill Ahrendt An attempted stagecoach robbery results in a double slaying and brings the Earp brothers to the aid of Wells Fargo's Bob Paul.
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Welcome to the Sea of Cortes by Bill Waters
Where Spanish galleons once sailed and pirates lurked, today's New-World Mediterranean attracts Arizonans and other norteamericanos for rest and rehabilitation.
page 24 Pictorial: Beneath the Sea of Cortes by Alex Kerstitch Skin-diving in the azure waters of the gulf, photographers explore a colorful realm of exotic sea creatures.
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In Search of the Seris by Jim Hills
An adventurer and trader who knows the Seri Indians well recounts one of his earliest experiences with these remarkably resourceful people.
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DEPARTMENTS
EDITOR'S PAGE
LETTERS
ARIZONIQUES
BOOKSHELF
(FRONT COVER) A campground at Apache Lake awakens as sunrise casts a golden glow over nearby cliffs. JERRY SIEVE (OPPOSITE PAGE) A Cortes barrel shrimp prowls a bed of colonial cup coral off the Mexican mainland in the Sea of Cortes, also known as the Gulf of California. ALEX KERSTITCH
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